well done to Wickham for scoring against DH but still a long way from being fully fit
Ayew first team regular ? I am beginning to think DH is his standard
why not try Kaikai he could do no worse than Ayew

I recall a good header against Watford and an albeit screamer against WBA but that’s the only “stunner” I can remember him scoring.

I don’t get the Wickham hype at all. Let’s take the fact he hasn’t played football at any decent level for 2 years out of the equation. There was actually a time when he was fit and played for us. And for the most part, he was completely ineffective and nothing special at all.

I know we’re desperate for a goal scorer. But let’s not rewrite history with regards to Wickham. He was distinctly average even before the injury woes.

Add that to the amount of time he’s been out and it’s pretty clear to me that he’s not a reliable answer to our problems whatsoever.

For now, it should simply be Wilf & Andros in the same style of play and formation as the end of last season & at the start of Roy’s reign (ie Chelsea at home). I’m gobsmacked we haven’t reverted back to it yet.

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Unfortunately we have not got many choices but until Wickham and Benteke are fit we have one target man striker in Solorth. Ayew in my view plays best off a main striker. We also have a problem in left midfield with Wilf playing more centrally. I would like to see us try Solorth with Meyer playing off him (much as Cabaye did when with Newcastle) I would like to see Andros and Wilf using their ability on wings with instructions to swing balls into the big striker with themselves and Meyer looking for chances off him. This may seem a shame as We could put Ayew in the Meyer role but I feel Meyer is wasted further back in a defensive role

But that’s just completely baseless.

We played it in our biggest ever premier league win against Leicester. And a few other times when we looked great. Including the away win at Stoke and Bournemouth away where we looked far more of a threat than we did last time out.

It is by far the best football we have ever played in the premier league in that system.

When did this “getting found out” period occur? Because I must have missed it.

The absolute fundamental need for a target man no longer exists in football. Liverpool, perhaps the most attackingly fluid team in the league don’t even play with a striker.

It worked well for us, a damn sight better than what we have currently.

Edited by Mstrobez (12 Oct 2018 4.05pm)

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Still think Benteke's monumental s***ness requires even further explanation - opening a cursed ancient tomb, maybe

2 words. Max Meyer.

What he lacks in power he more than makes up in technical ability.

It just seems like there is a system screaming out to me that incorporates Max. Allows us to start playing good football again. And solves the issue of strikers.

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